OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446172

HOOKER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

ECRU, MS· 2022-03-17T00:00:00

Event: Brace, Broken Bone, Concrete, Decking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Installing, Truss
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345839708
Employer profile: HOOKER CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 221446172
Report ID: 0419400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies after falling

Investigation abstract

At 2:45 p.m. on March 17, 2022, an employee was laying down decking with the rest of the crew. One corner of the decking would not fit in place. The employee repositioned and stepped on top of a brace between trusses. When the employee went to try to force the decking in place, the brace gave way and the employee fell approximately 15 feet onto the concrete ground. The employee sustained an injury to the head and broken limbs, and later died in the hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
15

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